The Wizard of Lies
In 2008, stockbroker, investment adviser and financier Bernie Madoff made headlines around the world when he was arrested for defrauding his clients of billions of dollars.
8 November 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 March 1971, Shkodër, Albania
5 May 1959, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
6 July 1946, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
11 March 1952, Brooklyn, New York, USA
12 July 1980, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
21 March 1937, Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
29 June 1982, New York, New York, USA
May 24, 2017
A fine but otherwise plain domestic tragedy about a crime family that never knew it was a crime family until it was too late.
May 22, 2017
What Wizard of Lies lacks in terms of a broader historical span is compensated for by telling Madoff's tale as a classical tragedy about hubris and human cost - only in this case we watch as the villain's wife and children take the brunt of the toll.
May 19, 2017
Levinson does a solid job for the most part.
May 23, 2017
Dark and dramatic biopic profiles Madoff and his crimes.
May 24, 2017
"Lies" certainly isn't a cinematic shoulder rub, with director Barry Levinson attempting to understand the psychological and technical details of the scheme.
May 24, 2017
The Wizard of Lies is a movie with a terrible name and some mediocre aspects. But great central performances from two icons of the silver screen make it necessary watching.
May 22, 2017
[The Wizard of Lies] achieves its greatest power as a character study.
May 24, 2017
Ultimately, however, the movie disappoints...Even with the heartbreak, the Madoffs don't quite make for sympathetic characters. Their riches, privilege, and apparent obliviousness to Bernie's epic deceit prove too much to get past.
May 22, 2017
Overall, this well-shot, well-cast and well-written adaptation is as captivating as it is frustrating.
May 19, 2017
At the end, there is a payoff of sorts for the viewer.
May 23, 2017
Welcome back, Barry Levinson.
May 19, 2017
As Ruth, Pfeiffer convincingly portrays a pampered woman left with utterly nothing - she's lost her homes, status and, most important, her relationship with her sons.
